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                <p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="rich%20text%20notes%20toolbar.png" width="197" height="25" border="0" alt="Rich Text Notes Toolbar"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Although it is not an independent toolbar that you can pin to the screen top or sides, or float in your work area, the</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Rich Text Notes</span><span class="f_BodyText"> toolbar appears in many places across Enterprise Architect in the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Notes</span><span class="f_BodyText"> and </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Description</span><span class="f_BodyText"> fields of:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The element </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog:</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_UIControl">General</span><span class="f_Bulletlist2"> tab</span></li>
<li><span class="f_UIControl">Requirements</span><span class="f_Bulletlist2"> tab</span></li>
<li><span class="f_UIControl">Scenario</span><span class="f_Bulletlist2"> tab</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist2">Hyperlink Notes</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Diagram</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">dialog</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Connector Properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Message Properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Operations</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> and </span><span class="f_UIControl">Attributes</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialogs</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Testing</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> Window descriptions</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Notes</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> window</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Rules and Scenarios</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> Window for:</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist2">Requirements </span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist2">Linked Requirements</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist2">Scenarios.</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If the toolbar is displayed but grayed out, the text field is read-only and cannot be edited. Other </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Description</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> or </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Notes</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> fields in Enterprise Architect might not have the toolbar, in which case the Rich Text Notes facility is not available for those fields.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">For any Notes text that is displayed on a diagram, you must select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Render Formatted Notes</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> checkbox on the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="setfeaturevisibility.htm">Feature Visibility</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"><a href="setfeaturevisibility.htm"> dialog</a> in order to reproduce the formatting.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The options of this toolbar operate on selected text and any new text continuing from the formatting. The options (with some keyboard shortcuts) are, from left to right:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Make text bold&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[B]</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Make text italic&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[I]</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Underline text&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[U]</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Change the font color of the text</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Insert list bullet points&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[.] </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">(full stop)</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Insert list numbering&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[1]</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Make text superscript</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Make text subscript</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">&nbsp;</span><br>
<span class="f_BodyText">Additional keyboard shortcuts:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Undo changes&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[Z]</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Redo changes&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[Y] </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">or</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Z]</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Copy&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[C]</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Paste&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[V]</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Cut&nbsp; </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[X]</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Any Note text appearing in the element </span><span class="f_BodyText">Note</span><span class="f_BodyText"> </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">compartments</span><span class="f_BodyText"> in diagrams is not formatted.</span></p>




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